Claire Uhlick and Ryan Parker walk down the aisle after their prairie wedding ceremony on his grandparents’ Ardrossan-area farm.

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Newlyweds Claire Uhlick and Ryan Parker take a breather before the start of the reception at Southwood Hall in Mill Woods.

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Bride Claire Uhlick gets ready for her wedding on Aug. 10, 2013, with help from bridesmaids Nancy Shulz, left, sister Anna Letnick, right and her mom Antonia Uhlick, hidden behind.

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The bride’s mom and sisters made cups of custard for the wedding reception.

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Claire Uhlick, a visual artist, used an old Underwood typewriter to make her wedding invitations, with help from Ryan Parker.

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Decorated hay bales guide guests to the site of the wedding on the groom’s grandparents’ farm near Ardrossan.

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Clair Uhlick borrowed her future mother-in-law’s wedding shoes to walk down the aisle for her own wedding to Ryan Parker.

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Ryan Parker gave each of his groomsmen (from left) Bob Rasko, Farren Timoteo, Sheldon Elter and Chris Bullough, a point-and-shoot camera to record the wedding from their perspectives. Parker used his own 1970s camera to do the same.

Each guest received a 20-sided golden paper box, made by the bride, who put a personal message in each one as a wedding favour.

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The dessert table at the wedding reception featured cupcakes, custards and cheesecakes made by Claire’s mom and her two sisters. Claire made the single-layer white wedding cake with white fondant icing.

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Claire Uhlick and Ryan Parker stand under an arch they made from 30 birch trees from Claire’s parents’ farm near Ardrossan.

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Close-up of the wedding cake topper: paper figurines made by bride Claire Uhlick of herself and groom Ryan Parker.

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Claire and Ryan at their wedding reception held at Southwood Hall in Mill Woods